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Prayer beads
Prayer beads

Prayer beads

Place of OriginTibet
Date1900-1987
MaterialsBone
DimensionsL. 15 1/4 in, L. 38.7 cm
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Linda Noe Laine on behalf of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Object numberB87M23
DepartmentHimalayan Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
On View
Not on view
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This string of prayer beads is a gift to the people of San Francisco. His holiness the Fourteenth Dali Lama blessed it at the University of Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana, during September of 1987.
Prayer beads
approx. 1800-1900
Lama with prayer beads
approx. 1885-1920
String of beads
approx. 1850-1900
Beads
475-221 BCE
Beads
approx. 500-600
String of beads
200 BCE-200 CE
String of beads
approx. 1850-1900
Necklace of beads
approx. 1300-1500
Beads
approx. 500-600